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I’ll read just about any “ballet book” but I was super disappointed with BRIGHT BURNING STARS. There’s a lack of development in everything from the characters to the setting to ballet itself. The summary makes the book sound far more magical and compelling than it is.

Marine and Kate have spent most of their lives pursuing a position in the Opera’s corps de ballet; at the end of this school year, only one girl in the class will be chosen. But why do they dance? Marine has musicality and a promise to her dead brother…? Kate’s mother abandoned her and for some reason she took up dance…? I don’t understand. I also don’t understand why, if Kate is so driven to be the chosen girl, she becomes boy crazy and has sex without thinking of the possible consequences. That whole storyline, with the school’s beekeeper??? stepping into help and a lack of reflection or impact… eh. Why go there if you aren’t going to examine it?

And the Demigod thing… I find it hard to believe a girl who has spent years working towards a goal would suddenly “fall in love.” I could see wanting to be his partner for rankings advancement, but Kate felt like a kid to me instead of a teenager.

BRIGHT BURNING STARS could have taken place anywhere. I never really felt like the book was set in France. Sprinkling some French phrases does not make me think of Paris. And how in the heck did American Kate make it into such a prestigious French school?

As for the dancing sections: mentioning the name of a move does not allow me to picture it, or to know how the characters are moving. Sure, I like ballet books, but I don’t know what every single term means. For the longest time, I was confused about the woolen overalls the characters wore, because the author never described them! Amplify that confusion with dance terms like “soubresaut.”

The more I think about BRIGHT BURNING STARS, the more questions I have, which is frustrating for me as a reader.


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Bright Burning Stars eBook AK Small Reviews

I’ll read just about any “ballet book” but I was super disappointed with BRIGHT BURNING STARS. There’s a lack of development in everything from the characters to the setting to ballet itself. The summary makes the book sound far more magical and compelling than it is.

Marine and Kate have spent most of their lives pursuing a position in the Opera’s corps de ballet; at the end of this school year, only one girl in the class will be chosen. But why do they dance? Marine has musicality and a promise to her dead brother…? Kate’s mother abandoned her and for some reason she took up dance…? I don’t understand. I also don’t understand why, if Kate is so driven to be the chosen girl, she becomes boy crazy and has sex without thinking of the possible consequences. That whole storyline, with the school’s beekeeper??? stepping into help and a lack of reflection or impact… eh. Why go there if you aren’t going to examine it?

And the Demigod thing… I find it hard to believe a girl who has spent years working towards a goal would suddenly “fall in love.” I could see wanting to be his partner for rankings advancement, but Kate felt like a kid to me instead of a teenager.

BRIGHT BURNING STARS could have taken place anywhere. I never really felt like the book was set in France. Sprinkling some French phrases does not make me think of Paris. And how in the heck did American Kate make it into such a prestigious French school?

As for the dancing sections mentioning the name of a move does not allow me to picture it, or to know how the characters are moving. Sure, I like ballet books, but I don’t know what every single term means. For the longest time, I was confused about the woolen overalls the characters wore, because the author never described them! Amplify that confusion with dance terms like “soubresaut.”

The more I think about BRIGHT BURNING STARS, the more questions I have, which is frustrating for me as a reader.